In our last review, we looked at the very basics using sites like Doba to buy wholesale products, and in the second part of the review we continue to look at the Doba model as a business approach for your wholesale supply needs.

What separates the Doba model from other drop ship wholesale contact lists is that it puts all contacts with suppliers in the one database, making the wholesale source experience much easier. In its most basic form, instead of ordering with the supplier, you order through Doba. You search for your items through Doba, you process payments through Doba, it really is a completely integrated solution for drop ship wholesale supply.

Of course, this won’t be a model that will please everybody. Through paying a monthly fee you get a zero markup wholesale price from the suppliers, as your fee covers Doba administration and running costs (similar to the Costco annual fee you pay to shop at discount). If you are a small business that is not active year round, or does not move large amounts of items, the monthly fee may affect your profits, and you may be better to acquire wholesale products using another method.

It’s also crucial to note that Doba isn’t merely a wholesale list; it’s a supply solution that makes the whole process of wholesale source and sales much easier – particularly for online vendors. Of course, the easiest way to find out if the service is for you is to sign up and try it out.

What you will discover when using Doba model sites is that you get a low price for the items that you are sourcing, because they have built a strong relationship with the suppliers that you can leverage against. What it’s important to remember is that drop shipping means that you are buying single units of items to send to your customers, so it is possible to find lower wholesale sources if you are buying in bulk. This is the main difference between traditional wholesale source and supply and drop shipping.

The reason that drop shipping is so popular is that it offers a huge convenience and there are also significant cost savings to be made against storage, warehouse, time savings and stock insurance.

What some people see as a disadvantage is that they would be able to save money by getting their own suppliers and buying mechandise in bulk. However, wholesale contact lists are vast and there is a considerable amount of time involved in finding the suppliers of the correct goods, and then you have to be prepared to build a long term relationship to buy wholesale items at the lowest price possible.

Using a Doba model, you simply browse, click and shop – it’s a far easier way of doing business with wholesale supply sources, which you will understand if you have ever been involved in dealing with multiple wholesale suppliers previously.

Of course, the beauty of drop shipping is that you don’t have to pay for a product until you have made a sale, and so if your business is online with a physical store or through eBay – a Doba model is exactly what you need to be successful.